Eight-year-old Adityashree Kumar in India died late at night when his Redmi Note 5 Pro smartphone exploded at his home in the village of Tiruvilvamala in the south of the country. It has been reported Asian News.
“Forensic examination showed that the phone was not charging at the time of the accident. The cause of death was the explosion of the battery inside the mobile device due to overheating.
Ashok Kumar, the father of an eight-year-old girl, said her grandmother was at home with her daughter at the time of the tragedy. According to experts, overheating occurred due to the Redmi Note 5 Pro being inside the blanket.
The grandmother told the police that the child was lying under the covers and playing with a smartphone at the time of the accident. Backed into the kitchen, the woman heard an explosion and saw her injured granddaughter on the bed.
“The battery of the exploding mobile phone is bent. The forensic medicine commission reported the preliminary detention to the police,” he said. The wreckage of the exploding phone was collected for detailed examination.
Former hardware expert Kirill Sitnov He told socialbites.caUsing a smartphone with a low battery may eventually cause the device to catch fire.